Top news of the week: 23.12.2021.
Sustainability
Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group on the wrong side of science with simplistic attack on animal agriculture’s impact on climate
With Christmas just around the corner, you're probably finalizing your dinner plans and wrapping those last few presents before sticking them under the
Jenson Button: ‘Extreme E is great racing without combustion engines’
Extreme E, an off-road racing series that started this year, aims to prove that internal combustion engines are no longer required in motor sport. New Scientist spoke to Jenson Button about ...
Specialists in healthcare logistics launch first European network for life science transport
Specialists in healthcare logistics launch first European network for life science transport· Skandi Network starts with members in 25 ...
EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Standards for Passenger Vehicles, Paving Way for a Zero-Emissions Future
EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Standards for Passenger Vehicles, Paving Way for a Zero-Emissions Future
Study: Water supplies threatened as Himalayan glaciers quickly melt
Himalayan glaciers are melting at an exceptional rate, threatening water sources for millions of people in Asia, according to a study led by the University of Leeds published Monday.
Current Land Ownership Policy in Saskatchewan
Looking back on 2021, it was a year of many challenges, obstacles, and problems. Yet, under a second review, the year has also provided a lot of good things, things we should focus on ...
The Year in Biotech: Rays of Hope in an Annus Horribilis
At the same time that biotechnology advances are reshaping tools for public health and medicine, we see no less momentous innovations in other fields. Almost no sector is untouched, but the ...
Viewpoint: Fact-checking anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s ‘Poison-Free, Fossil-Free’ food lecture
The event was a missed opportunity to have the more nuanced discussion that such an important topic deserves.